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Small Regular Pony Hunter National Champion Crowned; Pony Jumpers Get Started on Day Three of 2024 USEF Pony Finals Presented by Marshall & Sterling

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/9/2024 7:00:00 AM

Lexington, Ky. – Thursday at the 2024 USEF Pony Finals presented by Marshall & Sterling brought another full day of pony hunter excellence and the exciting first round for pony jumpers along with the ever-popular Pony Finals golf cart parade. Lillian Thomas and Sun's Up. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Kickapoo Ponies/USEF Small Regular Pony Hunter National Championship The small greens had their turn over jumps today, navigating a course that challenged the riders’ skill...

Children’s Team Title to Combined Zone 1/2/10 Team; Canada Claims Pre-Junior Gold During Day Two at FEI North American Youth Championships

by Traverse City Horse Shows | 8/1/2024 11:00:00 PM

The 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA resumed at Flintfields Horse Park during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival presented by B&D Builders, on Thursday with children’s and pre-junior team titles being decided. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Combined Children’s Zone 1, 2, & 10 Team Take Gold With a nearly foot-perfect second day of jumping, the combined Zone 1, 2, & 10 team was awarded the gold...

Region 3 Juniors Take Home the First Gold Medal of the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship

by TCHS and US Equestrian Communications | 7/31/2024 11:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Competition in the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship at the FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) kicked off today with the Junior and U25 athletes completing their first tests for team and individual scores. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Junior Dressage Team Test The team from Region 3 moved into a narrow lead after the first day, turning in four solid tests. Justine Boyer (Ocala, Fla.) and Campanero HGF, Alice...

U.S. Olympic Jumping Team Takes Silver Medal in Jumping Team Final at Paris 2024

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 8/2/2024 12:00:00 PM

Versailles, France - The U.S. Olympic Jumping Team took silver in the Jumping Team Final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, finishing on a final team total of four faults. Great Britain took gold on a total of two faults, while host nation France, finished with the bronze medal on seven faults. More information to follow. Results Watch For media inquiries, please contact Carly Weilminster, Sr. Director of Sport Communications & Social Media at [email protected] . Connect With Us Stay up...

Agatha Lignelli and JJ Torano Score Children’s and Pre-Junior Individual Gold at FEI North American Youth Championships

by Traverse City Horse Shows | 8/3/2024 11:00:00 PM

Individual jumping medals were awarded at the 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by USHJA , on Saturday morning at Flintfields Horse Park with the children’s and pre-junior jumping categories. Up-and-coming athletes entered the International Ring one final time to determine individual rankings. Agatha Lignelli and Girl Scout. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Children’s Individual Final One of seven children’s jumpers returning for the...

Kat Fuqua and Christian Simonson are Golden on Saturday at the 2024 FEI North American Youth Championships

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/3/2024 10:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Top dressage continued on Saturday at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF . The Young Riders completed their individual tests in the morning and the U25 closed out the day, performing their musical freestyles in an evening session at Flintfields Horse Park. Kat Fuqua and Dreamgirl. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Young Rider Individual Championship Region 3’s Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.) earned her...

Freestyle Gold for Virginia Woodcock and Kat Fuqua Closes Out Dressage at the 2024 FEI North American Youth Championship

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/5/2024 8:00:00 AM

Traverse City, Mich. – Competition closed out on Sunday at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF with two triple gold medalists emerging in the junior and young rider sections after their exciting freestyle tests. Virginia Woodcock and Mollegardens San-Souci. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Junior Freestyle Virginia Woodcock (Atlanta, Ga.) and her 2014 Danish Warmblood mare, Mollegardens San-Souci (Sir Donnerhall x Sascha),...

Zone 2 Goes for Gold in Young Rider Jumping Team Final; Zone 4 Takes Top Call in Junior Team Final

by Traverse City Horse Shows | 8/2/2024 10:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. - The 2024 Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships (NAYC), presented by USHJA, ramped up the action at Flintfields Horse Park during week five of the Great Lakes Equestrian Festival presented by B&D Builders, on Friday as the Junior and Young Rider team medals were decided. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian Zone 2 Young Riders On Top Young Rider teams took center stage in the International Ring, battling it out over two rounds of competition. At the...

Virginia Woodcock and Josh Albrecht Win Individual Dressage Gold in Junior and U25 Divisions at the 2024 FEI North American Youth Championships

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/2/2024 9:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – The third full day of competition at the 2024 Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF (NAYC) saw athletes in the Junior and U25 ranks vie for individual titles at Flintfields Horse Park. ©Avery Wallace/US Equestrian FEI NAYC Junior Dressage Individual Test The junior division saw a trio of chestnut horses and their riders populate the podium after their second test. Region 3’s Virginia Woodcock (Atlanta, Ga.)...

2024 FEI North American Youth Championships for Jumping and Dressage Underway in Traverse City

by US Equestrian Communications Dept. | 7/30/2024 9:00:00 PM

Traverse City, Mich. – Youth equestrian athletes from across the continent are in Traverse City, Mich., this week for the 2024 edition of the FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC). This event hosts the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship presented by USDF and the Gotham North/FEI North American Youth Jumping Championship presented by USHJA . 2024 NAYC athletes wish the Olympic equestrians luck during the opening ceremony. ©Avery Wallace/US...